Marco Rojas scored twice as New Zealand beat New Caledonia 2-0 Saturday in an Oceania World Cup qualifying match.

Rojas put New Zealand ahead 1-0 with a 42nd-minute strike that was only partially stopped by New Caledonia goalkeeper Thomas Schmidt. He made the game safe in the 72nd minute when Chris Wood back-heeled Monty Patterson's cross to Rojas, who finished well.

New Zealand have been drawn with New Caledonia and Fiji in Group A in the third stage of qualifying in the Oceania region. Tahiti,...